Automobile signal device



Aug. 2, 192m 1,637, 6

A. SANCHEZ AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL DEVICE Filed Jar 22. 1926 BY a k I ATTORNE f" i .u,

Patented Aug. 2, 1927.

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UNITED STA PATENT orrlcs.

ADALBER'IO SANCHEZ, or KINGMAN, ARIZONA.

AUTOMOBILE sterner; DEVICE.

Application filed January This invention relates to a new and useful device in the nature of a direction indicator, said device being particularly adapted for use in connection with motor vehicles for the purpose of indicating to following vehicles the directio'n'in which the driver of the ve-' hicle, to which it is attached, intends to turn; and also intention to stop. Y Theob'ect of the invention is to provide signaling device o1 novel construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of a motor vehicle with device attached.

Fig. 2 shows a rear elevation of avmotor vehicle with device attached.

Fig. 3 shows a top plan view of my device.

Fig. 4 shows a detail perspective view thereof.

V ig. 5 shows a diagrammatic view of the wiring. The indicating member 10, having suitable wording thereon, is attached to a rod 11,

I the additional two indicating members 12 and 13 are attached to tubes 14 and 15 respectively, the tube 14: is rotatively mounted on the rod 11-, and the tube 15 is rotatively mounted on'the tube 14, which is rotatively attached to the body of the motor vehicle, under the rear tender, as clearly shown m the accompanying drawing. The levers 16, 17, and 18 are rigidly attached'to the rod 11 and tubes 14 and 15, respectively, and have pivotally attached thereto links 19, 20, and 21, respectively, which are also pivotally attached to the levers 22, 23, and 24, respectively, which are rigidly attached to the rod 25 and'the tubes 26 and 27, respectively. The tube 26 is rotatively mounted on the rod 25, and the tube 27 is rotatively mounted on,

the tube 26, the tube 27 being rotatively attached to any convenient part of the motor vehicle. 7 The rod 25 has rigidly attached thereto an operating lever 28, the tube 26 has rigidly attached thereto an operating lever 29, the tube 27 has rigidly attached thereto an operating lever 30. The operatmg levers, 28, 29, and 30 have wording thereon, tocorrespondwith the wording on the indicating members 10, ,12, and 13, respectively.

The two supplementary indicating. mem hers- 31 and 32 are attached to the two indicating members 12 and 13 respectively, asat :22, 1926. Serial No. 82,987.

33, by hing-es, so as to be vertically extended therefrom or hinged against the back of the two indicating.members. Thecoil springs 34 are attached to the supplementary indicating members 31-and 3 2," and to the indicating members 12 and 13, so as to normally hold the two 2 here 31 and 32 hingedagainst the backjof the two indicating members 12 and 13, respectively. f

It will beun'derstood that the operating levers are convenientlylocated so asto" be operated by the 'foot or hand of the driver of the motor vehicle.

The heretobefore de-' scribed construction being such as will persupplementary indicating memmit the driver of the motor vehicle, to which my improved device is attached, to extend, so as to be seen by the driver of the car at the rear, any one of the indicating members.

. It will be further understood that the up right rods 35 and 36, suitably attached to the motor vehicle, and so located as to vertically extend the supplementary indicating members 31 and operating levers 29 and 30, respectively, are

operated. l Vhen the operating levers 29 and 30 are actuated," the indicating members are 32 respectively, when the moved toa conspicuous position. It should be understood that while the signalling members are disposed beneath the fender, the-upper supplementary indicating. members 31 and 32 rest in av forwardly folded position tenderand the limited width'of on the fender. As rotation of the indicating m ei'nbers continues, the hinged supplementary indicatmg elements are rotated rear-, wardly from their superimposed pos tion 111- til they reach the positions shownin Figure 41., the pins 35 and beingsuificiently'long to hold the supplementary indicating plates 31 and 32in upright position with'their rear and forward faces respectively in the planes of the ,rear and =Etonward faces of the main indicating plates 12 and 13.

It will be further understood that the above mentioned device iis ilimited :toproject between'the indicating members and the supplementary indicating members -itor day li iht observation. V

As a means of providing a night indi catingsignal, I ,havcmdded in combination to the'hei etoioredescribed device, "four sepa rate compartments, 31,38 39, and 4:0,,suitlled ,to one another, and also at tached to the rear of the motor vehicle, at anyjsuitable place, preferably to the rear fehdfll"; and have translucent front members ll 42, l-3. and 4A with any suitable Wording therein. The electric light bulbs 4:5, 46, 4:7, and 48 are conveniently located With the four separate compartments 3?, 38, 39, :and respectively, in sockets such as commonly used toiqthis pii rposey and are connected by a suitable ire 49in a manually operated switchftiO which is gsin'iilarly connected to any conwenient source of electric current,

such 'as a battery, designatedby the nu moral 51, ion the accompanying drawing. Three of the electric light bulbs are con nec ed to contact points ,52, 53, and 54,

mounted on an insulating plate 50, so located'as to cause contact with the elbows 55, 56,:and :57 of the ,daysignal mechanism, when three of the fhei'etobetore mentioned open ating ileversare operated, {the elbows 55, 56,

- thedash board, and that the second man v' ably wopenated switch 61. is preferably atta hedlto the steering Wheel of the car, so as 7 ate :bBQflSllY reached by the hand of .the operator oi? the motor vehicle to which my improved device is attached. y a I It mill-be further understood that my 1mpmylgd .devioemay be of any suitable colors,

or combination of colors, such as ,to comply with the law, and which will render my indicating members, translucent front mem hers, and Wording thereon more visible.

Yvhile I have above described the 1 pro {erred term, construction and arrangement of the several .elementsxemploye-cl, it Will be i lnq lfi wd 1 1 vthe device is, nevertheless,

be iindcrstood that the manually visible position in a'li susceptible of considerable modification therein and I therefore reserve the privilege oi? resorting to all such changes as may be fairlyembodied Within the spirit and scope ojtzthe inventionas claimed;

Having thus described my invention, What i claim asnew, and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows L111 a device of the class described, a

plurality oi ")ivotally mounted indicators disposel under the rear tender of an automobile, a plurality of operating levers con nectcd to said indicators, a plurality of re silient members adapted :to retain saidindica-tors under said tender, a plurality of 'tele scoping shafts mounted beneath the floor of said automobile and extending; from .the rear thereof to a position forward of the drivers seat, and toot pedalsattached to said telescoping shafts for rotating the sametoactu ate saidle rs tor causing said indicating tender to a conspicuoosposition. I I

2. in a device of the class described, a

plural ty oi plvfitlllly mounted "indicators disposed under the ar tender of imam hers to be rotatedffioin beneath-said H n obile, a pliu'ality of operating; levers conneotcd to said indicators for rotating said i mlicating members p itencle r, a plurality of res lient members adapted to retain said indicatorsunder tender, supplementary indicating members 1 from beneath said hinged to said pivotally'mounted indicators,

sprii is attached to said hinged member for norm l holding the "latter adjacent the pivot-(silly mounted indicators, and means n'iounte-(jl on said jfender adapted to engage dliinge'd indict ting member for rotating the saline to a conspicuousposition upon rotation of said ,pivotally mounted indicator;

v 3. In a device of the class describetlythe combination with a n ain' indicatingplate piivotally mounted on and disposed beneath a tender, of a supplementary indicating plate. l

hinged to said main indicating plate, 11a spring attached. to said plates for norma lly no; the latt r in su eriinpos'ed posit-ion, supplementary inc icatl-ng plate" being and in advance of said mainlindi'cating rota plate when both are disposeclfbgneath said tender, means for rotating. said platesfrom beneath said jlender, and .i'ncaugs Qc-oinprising :a rod mounted on said fender adaptedto project between the adjacent faces of said mainjand supplementaryplate for rotating the latter from superimposed position to a gnmen't with said main plate when both neatli said fender.

In testimony uthereo f iliave s: gnature.

plates are rotated fronr'be- 

